Manicure instrument



T. E. NEW."

MANICURE INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION HLED FEB- 3, 1920.

1,375,167, Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

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Thepresent invention relates to manicure instruments and more particularly to such as include scrapers, for removing foreign matter from beneath the finger nails and otherwise rendering the nails 'sightly, sanitar and shapely.

ne ofthe principal objectsofthe invention is to provide manicure instruments embodying a pointed scraper lwhich may be readily carried in the pocket, pocket book or case without danger of injury to the'fabricor other material with which it may come in contact, and which isnot likely to injure the hand of a person. inserted into the pocket or case in which it contained.

Another object of the inventionis to provide a manicure instrument which is compact, simple to manufacture and embodying a movable pointed scraper which may ,be

readily held in an extended or retracted position with respect to the main body portion.

Another object of the invention is to provide in a manicure instrument a main body portion and a pointed scraper slidable with respect thereto and so arranged that,.when retracting the pointed scraper, any foreign matter which may adhere thereto will be forced therefrom.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following detailed description taken in connection with the .accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a manicure instrument embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary bottom plan view showing a pointed scraper extended with respect to the main body portion.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the instrument as shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to showlng the scraper retracted.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 Fig. 4, but

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- specification of LettersPatent.

scraping or cutting as desired.

' atented A le, 1921.

7 Application filed February 3, 152a} Serial o. 355,964..

views, designates main body portion of the nstrument serving as a handle, and

B a scraper or pointedelement adapted to be used 1n scraplng foreign matter from beneath thefinger nails, cutting cuticle and .otherwise'acting upon the, nails or the skin adjacentthereto so as to render the same s1ghtly, sanitary and shapely. The. main body .portion, A is, preferably made of fiat springv steel. elongated in'shape so as'to servev well as a handle or member to be grasped in the hand and maybe grooved or otherwise treated throughoutthe greater .portionof its length so as to serve as a file 7 for filingthe nails. QILBJGIlCl portion of the. bodyQA is pro- :vided with a neck 8 and a head 9, the marglns 1O o'f the neck being parallel and the head beingrounded as indicated at llso as to present no points or edges liable to injure the skin OIKfflbllC. Thus a'relatively flat exterior surl ace 12 is provided onv which the scraper B is adapted to slide. 1

t It 1s preferred toyform this element B of a single piece comprising a base portion 13,

a pointed scraper portion 14 extending therefrom and a fingerabutment or lugv 15. The base is provided with lateral flanges 16 whichembrace the neck 8 at its margins 12. The scraper portion 14 is relatively narrower than base 13 and tapers or curves longltudinally to a point 17 in the example shown and is preferably arcuated slightly, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing so that when'retracted it will be brought into intimate contact with the main body portion A so that it will not become accidentally extended. The finger abutment or lug 15 may be formed integral with the base 13 and bent upwardly as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing.

The amplitude of movement of base 13 between the head and main portion of body A is such as to either retract the pointed portion 14 so that its point 13 is well within the end margin of body A or extend the pointed portion so that its point is a suitable distance from the body A to permit of When bringing the instrument into use, the thumb may be used to project the scraper by grasping the handle or main body portion in the hand and causing the thumb to force the scraper outwardly by pressure on the abutment or lug 15. The

30 margins of said neck parallel and a scraper including a base embraclng said neck and slldable between said main portlon and 'head instrument may then be grasped with the index finger resting over the base 13 be tween the head '9 and lug 15, the thumb engaging the finger of the other hand while foreign matter is being removed from beneath the nail. When use of the scraper is not desired it may be retracted by grasping V the instrument in the hand andcausing the thumb to exert a pulling action on the lug 15. This it is to be noted causes any foreign matter which may adhere to the underside of the scraper to be dislodged as the pointed end portion rides over the end portion of body A w 1 Changes in detail may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention, but;

tively flat head, and a neck connecting said headwith the main portion of thebody, the

of the body, and a relatively flat pointed scraper carried by said base and extending therefrom longitudinally of the main body to be extended or retracted with respect to said head by movement of said'base.

3. A manicure instrument comprising'in combination an elongated main body with 40 one end portion formed to provide arela- I tively fiat head,and a neck connecting said head with the main portion of the body, the

margins of said neck parallel and a scraper including a relatively flat base portion provided with lateral flanges embracing said neck portion and slidable thereon, and a "slightly arcuated scraper extending from said base and adapted to lie in intimate contact with thejfiat face'of said head or be extended therefrom by 'movementof said base. I I 3 4. A manicure instrument comprising in combination an elongated main body with one end portion formed to provide a relatively flat head, and a neck connecting said head with the main portion of the body, the

margins of said neck parallel and ascraper in'cludinga relatively fiat base portion/embracing saidneck and slidable between said main portion and head of the body, an up standing finger abutment carried by said base and a slightly arcuate'scraper extending froms'aid base and adapted. to lie in intimate contact with the fiat face of said head or'be extended there-from of said base.

5. A manicure instrumentcomprisin-g in combination a handle provided with a relatively flat exterior surface longitudinally thereof and arelatively fiat pointed scraper slidable longitudinally of said handle and adapted to engage the said flatsurfaceof said handle when not in use and to beextended with respect thereto by sliding movement of the scraper.

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